The Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Mexico Temple

of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints


Photo by L. Alberto Fimbres.

The Colonia Juarez Temple is nothing less than a miracle. The temple is the Church's second temple in Mexico (after the Mexico City Temple) and the third of the new small temples (after the Monticello and Anchorage Temples). However, those statistics do not begin to tell the story. The town of Colonia Juarez has only around 1,000 residents, almost all of them descendants of the first LDS settlers in what are known as the Mormon Colonies, which include Colonia Dublan, fifteen miles away. The Colonies were originally settled in 1885, which makes the Colonia Juarez Stake the oldest stake in Mexico. It was while visiting the extraordinarily faithful members of this area that President Hinckley first began to think about how to provide temples to small isolated LDS communities such as this one. In answer to his prayers, President Hinckley recieved the revelation that led to the design of the small temples that have revolutionized temple building in the Church. That a community as small and isolated as the Mormon Colonies can have a temple in their midst is truly a miracle.

The Colonia Juarez Temple's spire was moved from the side of the building (like it is on the Monticello Temple and the Anchorage Temple to the center of the roof, over the Celestial Room. All future "mini" temples will have their spires in the same place.

The temple was announced on 4 October 1997.
Ground was broken and construction begun on 7 March 1998.
The cornerstone was laid and the temple dedicated on 6-7 March 1999.
There is 1 Sealing room and 1 Ordinance room in the 10,700 square foot temple.
The spire is 47 feet tall.
The Colonia Juarez Temple serves 2 Stakes, the Colonia Juarez and Colonia Dublan Stakes in Mexico.

Pictures of the Interior:
These pictures were graciously provided by L. Alberto Fimbres.

The Waiting Area.
Source: Local Newspaper.


The Baptistry.
Source: Local Newspaper.


The Sealing Room.
Source: Local Newspaper.


The Celestial Room.
Source: Church News.

Rooms not Pictured:
The Endowment Room

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